1. Halloween...God its awesome
2. Watchtower...Not their song, but their arrangement (Michael Hedges ripoff) rocks so hard
3. Crush...Great Groove
4. Pig
5. Seek UP
"Music is the glue that holds everything together. Without it, everything would fall apart." --Eddie (From the movie EMPIRE RECORDS)
seek up
granny
i'll back you up
best of whats around
the stone (live version from listener supported is better than studio)
two step
crush
crash into me
grey street
dodo, grey blue eyes, stay or leave (from solo album)
and the WORST song ever recorded - "mother father" from everyday. the lyrics are sooooooo corny i try to dare myself to listen to this song once every couple of years and i never am able to make it through the whole song without cutting it
everyday in general is the biggest drop in quality any band has ever taken from one album to the next...you go from soulful, unique acoustic music with great lyrics to overproduced generic pop crap with atrocious lyrics.....awful!!
"I'll tell you what: If all I had was Pearl Jam, and I didn't have another band in the world, I would not be worried. Because in there is the essence of making great music. You don't have to use it all at once, but it's there." - Neil Young
everyday in general is the biggest drop in quality any band has ever taken from one album to the next...you go from soulful, unique acoustic music with great lyrics to overproduced generic pop crap with atrocious lyrics.....awful!!
Yeah I remember hearing they dropped the songs (I think they were called The Lillywhite Sessions) and tried to make a more poppy album with "Everyday". I guess the Lillywhite stuff came out on Busted Stuff later.
How is Busted Stuff compated to Everyday? Would Busted Stuff not have been such a drop in quality?
Yeah I remember hearing they dropped the songs (I think they were called The Lillywhite Sessions) and tried to make a more poppy album with "Everyday". I guess the Lillywhite stuff came out on Busted Stuff later.
How is Busted Stuff compated to Everyday? Would Busted Stuff not have been such a drop in quality?
busted stuff is more pre-everyday dmb....some great tunes there
busted stuff is just the lillywhite songs rerecorded, with one or two exceptions.....they should have gone straight to that and never done everyday....it would be a better world without it.....i think dave buckled to record company pressure to put out pop shit...he co-wrote the songs with glen ballard, who made alanis morrisette a superstar
which makes you appreciate a band like Pearl Jam even more....it takes balls to tell your record company "fuck off! we're doing what WE want to do!"
"I'll tell you what: If all I had was Pearl Jam, and I didn't have another band in the world, I would not be worried. Because in there is the essence of making great music. You don't have to use it all at once, but it's there." - Neil Young
good call.........for my wife's birthday we went dancing and i slipped this song to the dj at the establishment. when he played the song the entire dance floor emptied and allowed the two of us to have the whole place to ourselves.
live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
Reading this thread makes me realize: DMB is a top notch band.
they definitely are a top-notch band. not as diverse as certain other bands (pearl jam) but they are definitely an excellent live band and have a ton of great songs.
granny, lover lay down, spoon...so many to choose from...but there are also a lot of stinkers out there. Everyday(album) has been mentioned tons but I also wasn't very high on Stand Up either. BTCS is the tops IMO.
I am Jack, The Pumpkin King!
The eyes are the groin of the head.
I think Bartender is one of the finest songs ever written.
Dave is an inconsistent writer, I feel, but when he's on, I think he's one of the finest songwriters. Grey Street, Warehouse, The Stone, The Dreaming Tree, The Last Stop, #41, Cry Freedom are just more examples. I think for their first four or so albums (counting the Lillywhite Session/Busted Stuff material), they were one of the greats. I hope with their next album they can recapture that.
Yes! Thank you! Lovin all the #41 love. Awww! I worship that song to no end! One of the prettiest things I have ever heard. Definitely at the top of my very long list of favs.
Some from the very long list...
Granny
Jimi Thing
Grey Street
Dancing Nancies
So Much To Say
Best of whats around
Two Step
Crush
Everyday
Seek Up
Stay or Leave
Typical Situation
Tripping Billies
Dont Drink The Water (that Central Park version!?!? :eek: Holy shit!!)
Crash
You might die trying
Grace is Gone
Out Of My Hands
Bartender
Ants Marching
Sister, Ehee and fuckin Cornbread too! Woooo!!! That Live @ Radio City music hall is frickin phenomenal!
haha daaaamn. Sorry to go off but it's not often that an opportunity to praise Dave presents itself around here.
Ooh and I must add, in response to the original post, You Never Know. Thats a great song too! I love the words. So empowering! Thats what I really love about Dave. He always shines the light on the dark reality of things...all the sadness, all the heartache, all the fucked up shit in the world...and ALWAYS turns it around into something positive, hopeful and uplifting. *sigh* He makes me happy.
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"Lo√e, you know the word
...YOU invented it!" ~ E√
Yes! Thank you! Lovin all the #41 love. Awww! I worship that song to no end! One of the prettiest things I have ever heard. Definitely at the top of my very long list of favs.
Some from the very long list...
Granny
Jimi Thing
Grey Street
Dancing Nancies
So Much To Say
Best of whats around
Two Step
Crush
Everyday
Seek Up
Stay or Leave
Typical Situation
Tripping Billies
Dont Drink The Water (that Central Park version!?!? :eek: Holy shit!!)
Crash
You might die trying
Grace is Gone
Out Of My Hands
Bartender
Ants Marching
Sister, Ehee and fuckin Cornbread too! Woooo!!! That Live @ Radio City music hall is frickin phenomenal!
haha daaaamn. Sorry to go off but it's not often that an opportunity to praise Dave presents itself around here.
Ooh and I must add, in response to the original post, You Never Know. Thats a great song too! I love the words. So empowering! Thats what I really love about Dave. He always shines the light on the dark reality of things...all the sadness, all the heartache, all the fucked up shit in the world...and ALWAYS turns it around into something positive, hopeful and uplifting. *sigh* He makes me happy.
wow......you got your "dmb shit together".
live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
Comments
They do have some great songs on those albums.
My vote would be:
Rhyme and Reason
Grace is Gone
2. Watchtower...Not their song, but their arrangement (Michael Hedges ripoff) rocks so hard
3. Crush...Great Groove
4. Pig
5. Seek UP
love that song!
what cd is that on?
granny
i'll back you up
best of whats around
the stone (live version from listener supported is better than studio)
two step
crush
crash into me
grey street
dodo, grey blue eyes, stay or leave (from solo album)
and the WORST song ever recorded - "mother father" from everyday. the lyrics are sooooooo corny i try to dare myself to listen to this song once every couple of years and i never am able to make it through the whole song without cutting it
everyday in general is the biggest drop in quality any band has ever taken from one album to the next...you go from soulful, unique acoustic music with great lyrics to overproduced generic pop crap with atrocious lyrics.....awful!!
busted stuff
Yeah I remember hearing they dropped the songs (I think they were called The Lillywhite Sessions) and tried to make a more poppy album with "Everyday". I guess the Lillywhite stuff came out on Busted Stuff later.
How is Busted Stuff compated to Everyday? Would Busted Stuff not have been such a drop in quality?
busted stuff is more pre-everyday dmb....some great tunes there
which makes you appreciate a band like Pearl Jam even more....it takes balls to tell your record company "fuck off! we're doing what WE want to do!"
HALLOWEEN
THE LAST STOP
DREAMING TREE
PIG
#40
TYPICAL SITUATION
PAY FOR WHAT YOU GET
JTR
SEEK UP
GREY STREET ( 00-02 ) when the song had some pizz azz
London, Copenhagen 07
MSG 08
SBE, Manchester, London 09
Dublin, Belfast, London 10
they definitely are a top-notch band. not as diverse as certain other bands (pearl jam) but they are definitely an excellent live band and have a ton of great songs.
The eyes are the groin of the head.
I just listened to 2 Step and really like it.
You Never Know is my favorite Dave Matthews Band song : )
Thanks for understanding how amazing it is...
No L-O-I-T-E-R-I-N-G Alllloooowed.
I'll ride the wave, where it takes me.
Granny is amazing
No L-O-I-T-E-R-I-N-G Alllloooowed.
I'll ride the wave, where it takes me.
Dave is an inconsistent writer, I feel, but when he's on, I think he's one of the finest songwriters. Grey Street, Warehouse, The Stone, The Dreaming Tree, The Last Stop, #41, Cry Freedom are just more examples. I think for their first four or so albums (counting the Lillywhite Session/Busted Stuff material), they were one of the greats. I hope with their next album they can recapture that.
Some from the very long list...
Granny
Jimi Thing
Grey Street
Dancing Nancies
So Much To Say
Best of whats around
Two Step
Crush
Everyday
Seek Up
Stay or Leave
Typical Situation
Tripping Billies
Dont Drink The Water (that Central Park version!?!? :eek: Holy shit!!)
Crash
You might die trying
Grace is Gone
Out Of My Hands
Bartender
Ants Marching
Sister, Ehee and fuckin Cornbread too! Woooo!!! That Live @ Radio City music hall is frickin phenomenal!
haha daaaamn. Sorry to go off but it's not often that an opportunity to praise Dave presents itself around here.
Ooh and I must add, in response to the original post, You Never Know. Thats a great song too! I love the words. So empowering! Thats what I really love about Dave. He always shines the light on the dark reality of things...all the sadness, all the heartache, all the fucked up shit in the world...and ALWAYS turns it around into something positive, hopeful and uplifting. *sigh* He makes me happy.
"Lo√e, you know the word
...YOU invented it!" ~ E√
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...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
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~D.K.S.
hehehe awww! Thanks.
What can I say? I had a brilliant "teacher".
Ooo sweet dcne200! I'm listening to acoustic Dancing Nancies right now!!
Dark clouds may hang on me sometimes
But Ill work it out
Then I
Look up at the sky
My mouth is open wide, lick and taste
Whats the use in worrying?
Whats the use in hurrying?
*sigh* Looooove it. So simple but so effective and powerful.
With all the ticket craziness these days, people around here sure could use a good dose of some Dave.
"Lo√e, you know the word
...YOU invented it!" ~ E√
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...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
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